I remember threads about them putting the nets up on here, so they are no older than WSI. Probably 2005 or so. I remember somebody referring to it as "putting a diaper" on the urinal.

Found an old AP story. The City's building department threatened to not allow the park to open in July of the 2004 season until the netting was installed. So it's the tenth anniversary of the netting! Congratulations Cub fans.

Found an old AP story. The City's building department threatened to not allow the park to open in July of the 2004 season until the netting was installed. So it's the tenth anniversary of the netting! Congratulations Cub fans.

I'm no expert on building codes, but aren't structures already in existence exempt?

If something was up to Code when it was built, it is grandfathered in. However, if you remodel the part of the structure that is out of code, then the area being remodeled has to be brought up to current Code. You can have a kitchen that was built before GFCI outlets were required and today, that kitchen can still have the old fire-hazard outlets. But if you remodel your kitchen, then the GFCIs have to be put in.

Found an old AP story. The City's building department threatened to not allow the park to open in July of the 2004 season until the netting was installed. So it's the tenth anniversary of the netting! Congratulations Cub fans.

If something was up to Code when it was built, it is grandfathered in. However, if you remodel the part of the structure that is out of code, then the area being remodeled has to be brought up to current Code. You can have a kitchen that was built before GFCI outlets were required and today, that kitchen can still have the old fire-hazard outlets. But if you remodel your kitchen, then the GFCIs have to be put in.

Saw our Sox at Fenway last year and took the park tour (very cool, btw) - the guide said pretty much the same thing. They can't replace any of the original seats, or they'll have to install wider ones, reducing capacity by a few thousand...